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  • Lot# : 4059 Bulgaria

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    Catalogue# : 5+18+20
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    1 franc black & red, two examples used on 1886 registered cover from Plovdiv to Prague, used in combination with 1882 25 st. blue & deep blue and 50 st. blue & pink, all adhesives tied by bilingual PHILIPPOPLE datestamps (10/VIII) struck in blue. Registration cachet on front in blue and 'Prag' arrival cds (25/8, gregorian) on reverse in black. Minor imperfections and sender's name erased but an exceedingly scarce franking.

    Note: Postage 25 c./st. x 10 + registration fee of 25 c./st. The cover is thought to have contained a metal printing block. Plovdiv, the former capital of Eastern Roumelia, had been re-incorporated into Bulgaria in 1886.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF